Paper dispenser



July 14, 1936. B. E. COLBURN PAPER DISPENSER Filed March 30, 1935 Patented July 14, 1936 PATENT OFFICE PAPER DISPENSER Bear] E. Colburn, Green Bay, Wis., assignor to Paper Dispensers, Inc., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 30, 1935, Serial No. 13,883

4 Claims. (Cl. 24255.5)

The invention relates to improvements in paper dispensers and hasfor its primary object the provision of an improved construction of the character indicated, capable of economical man- 5 ufacture and highly eificient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a construction of the character indicated to which the paper may be readily supplied when exhausted. i

lli Another object of the invention is the provision of a construction of the character indicated especially adapted and arranged to facilitate the ready dispensing of paper from a roll 'Where the paper is either perforated or unper- W forated.

other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

- 20 The invention will be best understood by ref- The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises a suitable rectangular 35 casing [0, preferably made'of sheet metal and having T slots H in its rear wall adapted and arranged to engage nails, screws, or other headed studs for suspending the receptacle on a wall or the like. A receptacle I is provided as shown 40 with a false bottom-l2 providing a recess for the reception of a paper roll and terminating in a substantially inverted V shaped ledge l3 over which the free end of the paper stripmay be drawn from the roll in dispensing the same. The 45 receptacle III is provided with a substantially L shaped door ll constituting the entire front and the outer portion of the top of the receptacle.

Door I4 is pivoted at IE to the lower outer portions of the sides of the receptacle I0 and is 50 provided with a slot 16 engaging a spring catch I'I .for holding the door closed. The door I is also provided with flanges M 'on its free edges arranged to fit over the corresponding sides of casing- Ill when the door is closed. By this ar- 65 rangement simple and efl'ectiv 'e means'is pro-' vided for supporting loosely a roll of paper and in which the paper roll may be readily replenished when exhausted.

An opening or slot i8 is provided at the front edge of the bottom of the receptacle ill immediately at the rear of the lower edge of the door M and through which the free end ill of the paper roll 20 may be readily withdrawn. The lower edge 26 of the door M is serrated as indi- .cated to facilitate the tearing of unperforated l0 paper-thereagainst. The door i l, ledge l3, and the bottom of the receptacle ill are respectively provided with finger notches 22, 23 and M to facilitate the grasping of the free edge of the paper roll and withdrawing the paper and tearl5 ing it against the door edge 2!, as will be readily understood. In order to facilitate the tearing ac;- tion two downwardly yielding spring-held tearing elements 25 are pivoted at 26 to the front side of the door i l and normally held in position 20 by springs 21! against sides 28, so that the lower edges of said tearing elements shall register with the tearing edge 2i of the door M and whereby -they constitute substantially continuations of said tearing edge, thereby greatly facilitating the 5 tearing of the paper end against said edge. To protect these tearing elements 25, they are enclosed in a suitable housing 29, secured as shown to the front side of the door I4 and provided with a finger notch 30 to give access to the free edge of -30 the paper strip.

-In use and in operation the paper receptacle is suspended on a wall or other suitable vertical surface and the roll 20 of paper inserted loosely therein with the free end IQ of the paper strip positioned over the ledge l3 opposite the notches 30, 22, 23 and 24. To withdraw a section of the paper strip the free end thereof is grasped between the thumb and finger and a suitable length of paper withdrawn through the slot l8 and tom 40 off against the lower edge 2| of the door I4. By means of the arrangement disclosed this tearing action tends to maintain the door I in closed position'so that there is no tendency thereof to open or materially distort the door' or receptacle. When the roll of paper is exhausted, the door It is opened'giving free access to the interior of the receptacle for the insertion of a fresh roll of paper.

The specific form and arrangement of parts constitutes a simple and effective one for the purpose.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation 2 and modification without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details disclosed, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A-paper dispenser comprising a receptacle adapted and arranged'to contain a roll of paper; and a substantially L shaped door constituting the front and a portion of the top of said recep- Y tacle and pivoted at the bottom of the front thereof, there being a paper delivery opening in the bottom of the receptacle adjacent the lower edge of said door and said lower edge constituting a ,tearing edge for the paper. a i

2. A paper dispenser comprising a receptacle having a recessed bottom adapted and arranged to rotatably supports roll of paper loosely resting sex-ted therein to provide arecess for the loose reception of a roll of paper, and a substantially L shaped door constituting the front and a portion of the top of said receptacle and pivoted at its bottom to the sides of said recepacle adjacent the 5 lower front corners thereof, there being a paper delivery opening in the bottom of the receptacle adjacent the lower edge of said door and said lower edge constituting is tearing edge of the pap a 4. A paper dispenser comprising a rectangular sheet metal receptacle having a false bottom inserted therein to provide a recess for the loose ,1 reception of a roll of paper; a substantially L shaped door constituting the front and a portion of thetop of said receptacle and pivoted at its bottom to the sides of said receptacle adjacent the lower front corners thereof, there being a paper delivery opening in the bottom of the said receptacle adjacent the lower edge of said door, said lower edge constituting a tearing edgefor the paper; and a substantially inverted V shaped ledge formed on said false bottom and arranged to overlie said delivery opening and direct the paper from a rollin said recess downwardly through said delivery opening.

3mm. s. COl LIBURN. 

